# Considered technical leadership, when it actually matters.

**Dave Brown** · CTO & Executive Advisor · New York, NY

20+ years leading engineering organizations and building scalable software systems — I help companies make better technical decisions, build stronger engineering teams, and navigate consequential moments of growth.

[View my work](https://davecto.com/work) · [How I help](https://davecto.com/how-i-help) · [Get in touch](https://davecto.com/contact)

## Recent roles

- **Chief Technology Officer**, Glazier Software, New York, NY (2023 — Present)
- **Engineering Lead**, Leaf Advertising, New York, NY (2023)
- **Director - Data Engineering & BI**, Cresco Labs, New York, NY (2019 — 2023)

[Full background & timeline](https://davecto.com/about)

## How I help: a small number of things, done well.

The situations where I can make a real difference — from AI agents and automation to executive advising and engineering leadership.

### 01. AI Agents & Process Automation

Teams with a real manual process to automate — not a vague interest in AI, but a specific workflow that is too slow, too expensive, or too inconsistent to keep running by hand. [Details](https://davecto.com/how-i-help#ai-agents-automation)

### 02. CTO & Executive Advising

Founders and executive teams who need an experienced technical counterpart in the room. [Details](https://davecto.com/how-i-help#executive-advising)

### 03. Technical Strategy

Teams facing a consequential architecture, platform, or build-versus-buy decision. [Details](https://davecto.com/how-i-help#technical-strategy)

### 04. Engineering Organization & Leadership

Leaders building or rebuilding an engineering organization through a period of change. [Details](https://davecto.com/how-i-help#engineering-leadership)

### 05. Career Guidance for Technical Leaders

Engineers and engineering leaders navigating a significant career decision. [Details](https://davecto.com/how-i-help#career-guidance)

## Solo Founder Lab

Building a software business alone? There's a room for that. A private community for founders with no cofounder and no CTO. Weekly office hours with me, and people building alongside you. [Join the waitlist](https://davecto.com/community)

## Beyond the work

Outside of engineering, I'm usually in the garden, out fly fishing for trout, or being dragged around by my golden retriever. I'll take a rainy weekend on the river over a dry one indoors most days of the week.

## Building in public

I'm building an audience from zero, in public — turning AI research and career lessons into practical advice. Mostly on Instagram at [@davecto](https://www.instagram.com/davecto). [For podcasts & brands](https://davecto.com/media)

## Get in touch

Available for a small number of conversations. If something here is relevant to a decision you're facing, I'd like to hear about it. Email [hi@davecto.com](mailto:hi@davecto.com) or see [Contact](https://davecto.com/contact).

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Dave Brown · CTO & Executive Advisor · New York, NY · [hi@davecto.com](mailto:hi@davecto.com)

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